The News & Events web page has been added to inform visitors to the NUFER & Associates web site on issues of interest including significant items in the area of telecommunications, EMR and electronics etc, currently being discussed in the general media.

If you have any comment regarding the items listed here please email them to consult@nufer.com.au.

Notwithstanding many years of faithful service to Queensland Government Departments, Kerry Nufer, proprietor of NUFER & Associates (Aust) Pty Ltd has recently sought and gained accreditation as a Registered Professional Engineer Queensland in the field of Electrical Design.

For inquiries regarding our services under this accreditation please contact us at consult@nufer.com.au.

Kerry Nufer
27th August 2007

It does not really matter which way you look at the situation with products, technical documentation authored to suit the audience is an essential aspect of product acceptance by customers. Further, technical documentation reinforces customer satisfaction with the product, and helps to reinforce their loyalty to the manufacturer.

Positioning in Project

Unfortunately documentation too often is considered as an after-thought and one of those jobs that just has to be done in order to move onto the next project. Nothing could be further from the truth with the documentation in reality being a fundamental aspect of imparting knowledge to those associated with the project especially sales and marketing.

Revision Management

Like many files generated with any software product revision management becomes and essential aspect of the documentation itself and must be closely controlled. Various strategies exist for this including the one of using simple data and time information as well as user ID in the file name, as well as check in and check out processes to prevent concurrent changes.

Document Structuring

Document content organisation is fundamental to the development of good customer documentation. The methodologies however are fairly routine these days with fairly standardised layouts for various types such as operations manuals, product reference manuals, standards, policies, procedures, training documentations etc.

N&A have a long history of developing high quality documentation for clients especially in manufacturing, and have received high levels of acclaim from satisfied customers for over 20 years. Contact us on 0428 645 046 or by email if you would like to discuss documentation with us.

Kerry Nufer
4th March 2007

The recent arrival of the Telstra NextG network has come as a relief to those seeking decent bandwidth communications across the country for conducting digital business - in addition to telephony.

Parallels with DRCS

The turning on of the Telstra NextG service can be regarded on a par with the implementation of the Digital Radio Concentrator System DRCS and HCRC networks in the 1980s and 1990s.

New Capabilities & Opportunities

Whilst many people are still coming to grips with the benefits and capabilities such a network delivers (it often takes time even for the designers to appreciate its capability), the signs are that it can deliver bandwidth and services over distances not previous seen anywhere else in the world.

Initial Cost Impediments

The only word that may be said against it is the cost of the data services, though it is fair to say in this defence that the network has surely cost a lot of money to be implemented - especially when considering the actual geographical coverage it provides.

Competition

Unfortunately it is difficult to see how any other organisation can combat this effort and therefore provide the same type of service, although continuing reductions in the cost of the electronics is likely to see this capability being matched at some time in the future.

As this develops there will be a corresponding relaxation in the cost of services as competition settles into place. Nevertheless the work done by Telstra is to be applauded.

N&A are able to assist you integrate NextG into your data networking requirements and develop your data mobility requirements - contact us on 0428 645 046, or email consult@nufer.com.au for more information

Kerry Nufer
14th February 2007